In an unprecedented late-night meeting that lasted well into the early morning hours of April 1st, ICANNT members emerged from the organization headquarters in Arlington, VA with the big news: all single letter .com/.net/.org domain names, will be released effective today, 9:45 a.m. Eastern Daylight … [Read more...]
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ICANNT announces immediate release of all single letter .com/.net/.org domains
Filed Under: Business, Domains Tagged With: April Fools, ICANNT.com, Single letter domains
A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned
Every year, at Christmas, I take a large plastic water-bottle full of pennies to the Salvation Army. It contains every penny that passed through my hands that year, which I have little use for at that time. Perhaps you'd be surprised to hear that $40 to $60 can fit in a one-gallon bottle. Little … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Domains, Social issues Tagged With: A Penny Per Domain, Donations
The Dark Face of Nazism: SS.com
A few years ago, I bought a "KKK" domain that was being sold at DNForum.com and gave it to an anti-hatred organization. The cost didn't matter; at stake was a URL with the potential of being misappropriated. A decade ago, the NAACP managed to get hold of the domain name Nigger.com to prevent it … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Domains, Social issues Tagged With: Despicable domain sale, Fascism, Hatred, Nazi, SS.com
Gender-bending on the Internet: The Ballad of Stephanie & Bobby
Stephanie was in distress. The loss of her parents in an fiery car accident left her an orphan at a young age. She was raised by her paternal grandfather, whose chronic ailments brought on many bills she was struggling to assist with. At the young age of 20, she had already become a mother and a … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Business, Domains, Social issues Tagged With: assumed identity, criminal activity, Domains, fraud, Gender-bending
Protecting your virtual assets
Remember that high school kid that used to break into everyone's lockers to steal your stuff? Guess what, he's now an adult and he still steals - only this time, it's your virtual assets he's after: your domains, your emails, access to your bank and credit card accounts. This kid simply changed … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Business, Domains, Social issues Tagged With: Domains, passwords, thieves, Virtual assets
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